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12/15/2008 - 12/18/2008On-Matsuri
Nara,
Japan
This festival of dance at one of the three most important Shinto shrines in Japan includes everything from the ancient kagura Shinto shrine dance to saru gaku, which is as democratic as music hall. The dances, and the accompanying displays of samurai archery on horseback, and sumo wrestling, are primarily for the pleasure of the guardian deity of the shrine. He is transported by the head priest from the shrine to a temporary sanctuary at its gates, in a mysterious and moving ceremony.
Themes:
History
, Dance
, Culture
, Religion
, Music
, Sport
Hours: TBC.
Cost: Free.
Where: Kasuga Taisha
160 Kasugano-cho
Nara 630-8212
Nara, Japan
Getting there:
Bus: Numerous services stop at or near Kasuga Taisha.
Foot: Travel east along main Hanna Road from Kintetsu Nara Station through Nara Park.
Contact Information:
Nara Park Management Office
City Centre
Nara
Japan
Telephone: +81 (0)742 220 375.
Website: www.pref.nara.jp
